By Bradley Gray

07/25/25

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Grace for Unbearable Days

Instead of offering more details or more information, he does something even better: he promises his very presence.

Artificial Intelligence and the Soul of the Church

Donavon Riley

07/24/25

Artificial Intelligence and the Soul of the Church

The danger is not destruction. It is reduction.

Bold Preaching, Imperfect Vessels: Remembering John MacArthur

Erick Sorensen

07/23/25

Bold Preaching, Imperfect Vessels: Remembering John MacArthur

MacArthur’s courage to speak Scripture’s truth, no matter the audience, should be commended.

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Bob Hiller

01/24/20

Good Gifts

The following is an excerpt from "Finding Christ in the Straw" written by Robert M. Hiller (1517 Publishing, 2020).

Bror Erickson

01/23/20

Third Sunday After Epiphany: John 4:27-42

The following is an excerpt from “A Year of Grace: Collected Sermons of Advent through Pentecost” written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2019).

Chad Bird

01/21/20

Neither Bootlicking Nor Pigheadedness: Freedom of Speech Before God

Sometimes believers vigorously debate God, sometimes they nod a silent Amen. Together, their narratives paint a picture of a life of faith characterized by complexity and tension.

Jeffrey Pulse

01/20/20

Old Testament: Isaiah 9:1-4 (Epiphany 3: Series A)

We preach, teach and confess the virgin birth, and rightly so, but the actual sign is not the Virgin giving birth, it is the Child who is born.

David Schmitt

01/20/20

Gospel: Matthew 4:12-25 (Epiphany 3: Series A)

This is the wonder which is present in the calling of the disciples. Not how they drop their nets to follow Jesus, but that Jesus does not need to go far to find disciples. He chooses the people He lives among.

Kyle G. Jones

01/16/20

Limping In The Faith: How the Narrative Order of Scripture Teaches the Gospel

What then does this sequence of stories teach us? It teaches us a pertinent lesson about the Christian life.

Joel Fitzpatrick

01/15/20

Unity Like Beard Oil

We all long to be in a community of believers that gives us life and makes us feel loved and where we experience real, fruitful community. This comes as we announce the gospel to one another.

Chad Bird

01/15/20

Why Did God Add Fish to His Diet?

Throughout the Old Testament, the seas and fish were symbols of the Gentiles. When Jesus ate fish, and called fishermen, he showed us that the mission to the Gentiles was about to begin in earnest.

David Schmitt

01/13/20

Gospel: John 1:29-42 (Epiphany 2: Series A)

This is what makes the reading from John so frightening and yet so exciting. Notice how Jesus appears. Not in miracles, not in marvels, but in relationships.

Jeffrey Pulse

01/12/20

Old Testament: Isaiah 49:1-7 (Epiphany 2: Series A)

For the Israelites, the language of restoration cannot be separated from the language of resurrection.

Jeffrey Pulse

01/06/20

Old Testament: Isaiah 42:1-9 (The Baptism of Our Lord: Series A)

In chapter 41 the servant is identified as Israel, but chapter 42 is a different servant. In fact, Matthew 12:18-21 makes the ID clear—this Servant is Jesus!

David Schmitt

01/06/20

Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17 (The Baptism of Our Lord: Series A)

Jesus did not need to be baptized. But he did it. Why?

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